Eric Michael Garcia
@ericmgarcia.bsky.social
Washington Bureau chief at The Independent, MSNOW Columnist. Author: We’re Not Broken. Tar Heel. He/Him Eric.garcia@the-independent.com
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ICE dragged me from my car after I told them I’m autistic.
Exclusive Details: Aliya Rahman speaks to Eric Garcia about her ordeals — on the streets of Minneapolis, in a grim ICE detention center where she was mocked over her condition and through the public t...
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I spoke with Aliya Rahman, the autistic woman whom ICE ripped out of her car, about her experience of being in a viral video, what she experienced in detention and why she thinks we might be in bigger trouble in the future.
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"What's my incentive to vote for anything?" Massie said to Axios recently. And asked by Axios on Wednesday if Johnson had his back, Massie replied, "No."
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The Republican who Mike Johnson can't ever count on
"What's my incentive to vote for anything?" Massie said to Axios.
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February 14, 2026 at 2:09 AM
"What's my incentive to vote for anything?" Massie said to Axios recently. And asked by Axios on Wednesday if Johnson had his back, Massie replied, "No."
www.axios.com/2026/02/12/t...
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*bangs table*
Free trade used to be the liberal position until the end of the Cold War.
Free trade used to be the liberal position until the end of the Cold War.
February 14, 2026 at 2:01 AM
*bangs table*
Free trade used to be the liberal position until the end of the Cold War.
Free trade used to be the liberal position until the end of the Cold War.
In fairness, Sanders has always been far more hawkish on immigration. (Vermont). Old labor lefties were more isolationists
February 14, 2026 at 1:56 AM
In fairness, Sanders has always been far more hawkish on immigration. (Vermont). Old labor lefties were more isolationists
Obviously being a bit facetious. Mostly pushing back against the tankies
February 14, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Obviously being a bit facetious. Mostly pushing back against the tankies
People should not be surprised that someone like AOC talks about the international liberal order. After all, a progressive Democrat from New York helped build the postwar liberal order.
February 14, 2026 at 1:45 AM
People should not be surprised that someone like AOC talks about the international liberal order. After all, a progressive Democrat from New York helped build the postwar liberal order.
Hegseth insulted them to their faces!
February 14, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Hegseth insulted them to their faces!
Gone through some of them. But need to read more.
February 13, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Gone through some of them. But need to read more.
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Yet another way Trump is hurting our standing in the world, in addition to costing us billions in tourism dollars by shutting out visitors, is by crushing the power of the American passport and making it harder for his own citizens to travel. My latest: www.cntraveler.com/story/the-am...
The American Passport Is Losing Its Power
As the Trump Administration makes it more difficult for people to visit the US, other nations are starting to respond in kind.
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February 12, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Yet another way Trump is hurting our standing in the world, in addition to costing us billions in tourism dollars by shutting out visitors, is by crushing the power of the American passport and making it harder for his own citizens to travel. My latest: www.cntraveler.com/story/the-am...
We talk a lot about how the tech bros moved right because of Covid. The Epstein files showed elites HATED #MeToo and as @lebassett.bsky.social has written, Trump's election was very much an attempt to exact revenge on #MeToo
February 13, 2026 at 11:26 PM
We talk a lot about how the tech bros moved right because of Covid. The Epstein files showed elites HATED #MeToo and as @lebassett.bsky.social has written, Trump's election was very much an attempt to exact revenge on #MeToo
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"The abolition of gender studies is a way of further guaranteeing impunity to the elite men whose contempt for and exploitation of women and girls apparently knew no bounds"
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Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott
Texas A&M University is the latest school to end women’s and gender studies programs and teaching race. We know why
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February 13, 2026 at 4:26 PM
"The abolition of gender studies is a way of further guaranteeing impunity to the elite men whose contempt for and exploitation of women and girls apparently knew no bounds"
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👀 AOC uses part of what she told The Munich Security Conference in her latest fundraising email, saying "we have to have a working class centered politics if we are going to succeed, and also if we are going to stave off the scourges of authoritarianism."
February 13, 2026 at 11:14 PM
👀 AOC uses part of what she told The Munich Security Conference in her latest fundraising email, saying "we have to have a working class centered politics if we are going to succeed, and also if we are going to stave off the scourges of authoritarianism."
I think whoever she endorses for president does significantly better with progressives and Hispanics. She becomes more influential as a power player.
February 13, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I think whoever she endorses for president does significantly better with progressives and Hispanics. She becomes more influential as a power player.
Actually, Matt Whitaker, Trump's ambassador to NATO was on this very panel! And JD Vance famously spoke at Munich last year and he pissed off a lot of folks.
February 13, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Actually, Matt Whitaker, Trump's ambassador to NATO was on this very panel! And JD Vance famously spoke at Munich last year and he pissed off a lot of folks.
AOC and Gretchen Whitmer on a panel at the Munich Security Conference. We all this foreshadowing.
February 13, 2026 at 11:04 PM
AOC and Gretchen Whitmer on a panel at the Munich Security Conference. We all this foreshadowing.
The Friday Breakdown: Typically when a politician gives a speech, they are laying out their worldview and larger ideology. It's often a tea leaf they want to run for president. So is AOC teasing a run for president? Or something more important?
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AOC wants the Democrats to take her seriously. Why Munich could launch her rebirth
Once seen as an insurgent, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has become a team player for the Democratic Party, Eric Garcia writes. Now, she wants to remake what that team looks like
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February 13, 2026 at 10:53 PM
The Friday Breakdown: Typically when a politician gives a speech, they are laying out their worldview and larger ideology. It's often a tea leaf they want to run for president. So is AOC teasing a run for president? Or something more important?
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump threatens to present an executive order on voter ID if it can’t pass Congress
February 13, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Trump threatens to present an executive order on voter ID if it can’t pass Congress
There's actually a big divide between enlistees who LOVE Trump and NCOs and commanding officers, many of whom have advanced degrees, who can't stand him or Hegseth.
February 13, 2026 at 8:23 PM
There's actually a big divide between enlistees who LOVE Trump and NCOs and commanding officers, many of whom have advanced degrees, who can't stand him or Hegseth.
Yes. But still, folks who know, know. And judging him against other Confederates, Bragg sucked.
February 13, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Yes. But still, folks who know, know. And judging him against other Confederates, Bragg sucked.
Again, this is for military families in Fort Bragg. This is ostensibly a military event and therefore nonpartisan. (Also, Braxton Bragg was a terrible general, even by Confederacy standards).
Trump, speaking to troops in North Carolina, is now attacking ex-governor and Democratic Senate candidate Roy Cooper as a "disaster" who was culpable for a woman getting her "throat slit"
(note the total silence from the crowd)
(note the total silence from the crowd)
February 13, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Again, this is for military families in Fort Bragg. This is ostensibly a military event and therefore nonpartisan. (Also, Braxton Bragg was a terrible general, even by Confederacy standards).
For a guy who hates autism, this man really needs a social filter.
I think RFK Jr. probably snorted cocaine off of a toilet seat as recently as 2 PM.
February 13, 2026 at 7:12 PM
For a guy who hates autism, this man really needs a social filter.
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the Heated Rivalry fandom has done a really remarkable speedrun from a celebration of a fluffy, sexy gay show to calling cast members pedophiles & journalists "klan members" (yes, really) — v excited about @wired.com's blow-by-blow feat interviews w fans on the front lines
The ‘Heated Rivalry’ Fandom Is Tearing Itself Apart
The breakout hockey romance has sparked legions of enthralled fans, along with obsessive, parasocial behavior that’s starting to get called out.
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February 13, 2026 at 6:31 PM
the Heated Rivalry fandom has done a really remarkable speedrun from a celebration of a fluffy, sexy gay show to calling cast members pedophiles & journalists "klan members" (yes, really) — v excited about @wired.com's blow-by-blow feat interviews w fans on the front lines
I'm not defending Michigan as a whole. Just saying in terms of primary voting states, it'd be a good weathervane.
February 13, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I'm not defending Michigan as a whole. Just saying in terms of primary voting states, it'd be a good weathervane.
It's also a state with two Democratic Senators, a Democratic governor and AG. It's also a state with one of the most Democratic cities in Detroit and a large labor presence.
February 13, 2026 at 6:48 PM
It's also a state with two Democratic Senators, a Democratic governor and AG. It's also a state with one of the most Democratic cities in Detroit and a large labor presence.
Like when I asked her about tweeting that poll between her and JD Vance and she said "Because JD Vance is a Goober Man."
February 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Like when I asked her about tweeting that poll between her and JD Vance and she said "Because JD Vance is a Goober Man."
This is exactly what I've seen. When I talk to RFK Jr. supporters, the level of support they have for him is on the same level as MAGA people's support for Trump.
February 13, 2026 at 6:38 PM
This is exactly what I've seen. When I talk to RFK Jr. supporters, the level of support they have for him is on the same level as MAGA people's support for Trump.